If history teaches us anything, it is that someone will always pick up a cross, mount a horse, and declare a holy mission—usually without reading the fine print. The Crusaders did it in 1096. Donald Trump and his minions are doing a remix in 2025, except this time the horses have been replaced by social-media …
Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu jailed for life over terrorism charges by Via AP news wire
Kanu was the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement (AFP via Getty Images) The verdict, delivered on Thursday, concludes a decade-long trial that has heightened tensions across southeast Nigeria A Nigerian court has handed separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu a life sentence after convicting him on all seven terrorism-related charges. The verdict, delivered …
The Character Deficit: How Trump’s Personal Failings Breached America’s Constitutional Order by Lawson Akhigbe
The American system is a fortress of parchment and principle, its walls the separation of powers, its foundation the rule of law. For centuries, its stability has relied on a dual defense: the external guardrails of institutional checks and balances, and the internal guardrail of presidential character. The latter—encompassing integrity, empathy, humility, and respect for …
Trump, Visas, and the Art of Saying the Quiet Part Loud (But Pretending You Didn’t) by Lawson Akhigbe
Donald Trump, as we know, cannot tell the truth even if truth applied for a visa with premium processing, attached a bank statement, and came with a letter from God. Truth under Trump is always “under review”, “subject to further verification”, or flatly denied entry at the border.This week’s episode of America First, Facts Last …
Five Falsehoods From Trump’s Year-End Address by Newsweek
President Donald Trump opened his national address Wednesday night 12/17/25 with a familiar phrase, one he’ used since returning to office nearly a year ago: “I inherited a mess.” In a speech that moved rapidly from economic claims to immigration, energy, housing, health care and crime, Trump painted a sweeping picture of national revival under …
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